Singer and actress Melba Moore will offer "A Swell Party" at NY's Sylvia & Danny Kaye Playhouse on Park Ave. & East 68th St., for four nights only, Oct. 9-12. Subtitled "The Cole Porter Songbook," the show will feature Moore, joined by a cast of four singers and dancers.

Melba Moore

Singer and actress Melba Moore will offer "A Swell Party" at NY's Sylvia & Danny Kaye Playhouse on Park Ave. & East 68th St., for four nights only, Oct. 9-12. Subtitled "The Cole Porter Songbook," the show will feature Moore, joined by a cast of four singers and dancers.

Moore was an original cast member of Hair, and she won a Supporting Actress Tony Award for 1970's Purlie. She also starred opposite Eartha Kitt in Broadway's Timbuktu! and, most recently, as Fantine (1996) in Les Miserables.

According to The Publicity Office, the show will offer Moore backed on twin grand pianos. Patricia Wilcox directs and choreographs, with musical direction by Fred Wells. Appearing alongside Moore will be Jerry Christakos (Kiss Of The Spider Woman), Jennifer Lee Andrews (Grand Hotel), Denise Nolin (Guys And Dolls) and Abe Sylvia (Cats).